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Black Mondo Grass

Contrasts with light-colored foliage

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Black Mondo Grass

Contrasts with light-colored foliage

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Low-growing grass with shiny black, straplike foliage provides a wonderful contrast to lighter colored foliage such are ferns and hostas. Pink to lilac racemes add color in the spring. This heat and drought-tolerant perennial is a good choice for the garden and containers. Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' (Ophiopogon)

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Botanical Name:
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' (Ophiopogon)
Form: Perennial
Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Height/Habit: 6 - 8 inches
Spread: 12 inches
Spacing: 12 inches
Hardiness Zone: 5-10
Flowering Date: Late Spring
Planting Instructions: Tolerates sun but prefers partial shade with moist, well drained soil.
Shipped: 3.5" POT
Growth Rate: Slow - fill in in 2-3 years.
Shipping Season: Fall
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Form: 2" - 3" long racemes.
Foliage Type: A dense grass-like turf of nearly black tufted basal leaves. More narrow than Lily-turf.
Pruning: Mow every year or two to improve carpet quality.
Restricted States: AE AK GU HI PR

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2023 Fall Shipping Schedule
Zone	Most Dormant Bareroot & Potted Perennials, and Shrubs
3A-4B	9/4/23 - 10/27/23
5A	9/4/23 - 10/27/23
5B	9/4/23 - 10/27/23
6A & 6B	9/4/23 - 10/27/23
7A	9/25/23 - 11/13/23
7B	9/25/23 - 11/13/23
8A & 8B	9/25/23 - 11/13/23
9A-9B	9/25/23 - 11/13/23
10A-10B	9/25/23 - 11/13/23
Last Order Date	Zones 3A - 6B: 10/23/23 Zones 7A - 10B: 11/6/23